Table 5 Perceptions of mother-daughter reproductive health communication
N (%) | Community A | Community B | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Would you have liked to learn more about puberty, reproductive health (women’s body parts and how babies are made) and relationships when you were a teenager? | 200 | 0.87 | ||
Yes | 139 (70%) | 70 | 69 | |
No | 33 (16%) | 19 | 14 | |
I don’t know | 24 (12%) | 11 | 13 | |
Did not answer | 4 (2%) | 2 | 2 | |
Do you feel that Diné mothers/grandmothers are able to teach their children/grandchildren about pregnancy, women’s reproductive health and relationships? | 200 | 0.35 | ||
Yes | 134 (67%) | 70 | 64 | |
No | 32 (16%) | 19 | 13 | |
Not sure | 24 (12%) | 8 | 16 | |
Prefer not to answer | 5 (2%) | 2 | 3 | |
Did not answer | 5 (2%) | 3 | 2 | |
If no, why not?a | 50 | 0.51 | ||
They do not know enough about these topics to teach their children/grandchildren | 9 (15%) | 4 | 5 | |
They do not know how to talk to their children/grandchildren about these topics | 17 (26%) | 8 | 9 | |
These topics are taboo to talk about | 11 (17%) | 8 | 3 | |
Talking about these topics will encourage them to have sex | 5 (8%) | 4 | 1 | |
Other | 8 (12%) | 5 | 3 |